Chair.



H. BENDER.

APPLICATION FlL Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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HERMAN BYENDER, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHAIR.

furnishing stores in that the back 'may be utilized for the display of material or The objects of the invention are to pro vide a chair of the type stated in which the utilization of the back as a display stand or easeldoes not interfere with the normal use of the chair and does not require the occupant to move from the chair; to provide for anelfective display of material'or clothes with the greatest convenience to the 'occtipant of the chair, and 'to' provide a chair for the purposes stated which shall be of simple, strong, and inexpensive structural nature, and in which the back may be manipulated, as required, with ease and facility. V v V The above and other objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds. 7 p

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein c Figure l is a perspective view of a chair in which the features of the invention are incorporated. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, showing the back in position as a'stand or easel for'the display of materials o rigarments.

' Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 7 I

The' chair proper is shown at'l and may be of any suitable construction; As shown itfis in the form of a three-legged stool.

The essential featureof the invention is that the chair includesa back 2 which, in normal use, stands vertically or substantially vertically, at one sideof the seat 1 but which may be adjusted to a position slightly inclined above. the horizontal, as

shown in Fig. 3,'in order to serve as a stand or easelfor the effective and convenient dis-" play of materials or garments to the occupant of the chair.

5 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 22, 1914. Seria1No.'8e'8,07 7.

Patented Nov. 2

a hinge composed of straps 3 and 4 connected by anordinary hinge joint 5, the strap 3 belng rigidly'secured to the back and the strap 4 being pivotally connected to the seat, as'at 6, for movement in a horizontal plane parallel to the plane ofthe seat.

The strap 3 carries at its lower end a. plate 7havi'ng a co-planar finger 8 and an" inwardly eistending spring finger 9. The seat 1 carries a bracket 10 having an edge recess 11 and the finger 8normally engages V in the recess llas shown-in Figs. 1 and'2 in which relation the bracket 10 holds the back 2 in a vertical or substantially vertical position; The pres'sureyexeroised by the 00-,

cupant of. the chair against the back 2' causes the finger 8 to engageone of the'inner sides of the recess 11 with suflicient forceto ments, said back is moved through a prescr'lbed'arc about the pivotb as a center and the first 'consequenceof this pivotal move ment'of the back "is to disengage the fingerv 8' from the recess 11. a At the completion of the pivotal movement of the back, the ex tent of which is approximately a third of a circle, the back is lowered to the positionshown in Fig. '3, in whichposition it is in clined slightly above the horizontal and is at" one side of-the occupant of the chair." When the back is lowered, its downward movement is arrested by the engagement of the spring finger 9 against the underside of the'seat l said finger thereby supportingsaid back in'its'lowered position.

The pivotal movement of the back in either direction is limited by the engage ment of the strap 4 against shoulders 12 provided at the ends of an arcu'ate keeper l3 whichis secured to the underface of the seat 1 and is. arranged under the hinge strap 4:, engaging said hinge strap to prevent the same from back. I

a The curvature of the keeper 13 is so selected that said keeper forms an abutment against which the finger 9 engages in the inclined position of the back 2'; (see dotted lines, Fig. 2) and'thereby prevents any 'accidental'movement of the back when lowered about the pivot 6 as a center. To return the back to its normal vertical posisagging under the weight of the tion, it is necessary to first raise the back about the hinge joint 5 as an axis until the finger 9 clears the keeper 13 :at which time, the back may be swung toward the bracket 10 until the finger 8 engages in the recess 11 of said bracket as above explained.

. By moving the back 3 to a position atone side of-the occupant of the chair when said back is to be utilized as a display stand or easel, it is assured that the material ,or garments shall be shown in a position which is to the advantage of their display and at the same time is'a most convenient one for the occupant of the chair.

The back may be easily and quickly Inanipulate d from its vertical position at the back of the occupant to its inclined position at one side of the occupant and vice versa and is reliably ,held in either of its operative positions as will be clear from the foregoing description.

Having fully described my invention, 1 claim V 1. In combination, a chair seat, a back therefor, .a hinge connection between said seat and back including .a .pair f hingedly connected straps one of which is fixed to the back and the :other of which is pivoted {to I the seat adjacent .the under face thereof for movement in .a plane parallel thereto, a

bracket fixed to the seat, means carried by the back dfor engagement With .the bracket to sustain the back in a vertical position, and means carried by the .back for engagement with the under face of the seat to :sustain the back in ,an inclined position located at a distance from the position which the 7 back occupies when it is vertically disposed.

2. In combination, a chair seat, a back thereior, a hinge connection between said seat and back comprisinga pair of'hingedly connected straps one of which is fixed .to the back and the other of which is pivoted to the seat adjacent :the under face thereof for :movement in a plane parallel thereto, a bracket carried by the seat and having an edge recess, .and a vfinger carried by the back for engagement in said edge recess, the seat being movable to a position wherein, said finger is disengaged from said edge recess and in such position being movable to va plane inclined slightly above the horizontal.

3. In combination, a chair seat, .a back therefor, a hinge connection between said seat and back comprising a pair of hingedly connected straps one of which is fixed to the back and the other of which is pivoted to the seat adjacent ,the underv :Eace thereof for movement in .a plane parallel thereto, a bracket carried by the seat and having edge recess, a finger carried by ,the back ,for engagement in said edge ,recess, .the seat being movable to a position wherein said finger ,is disengaged from :said edge recess and in such position being movable to a thereof.

4. In combination, a chair seat, a back thereto-r, a hinge connection between said seat and back comprising a pair of hingedly connected straps one of which is fixed to the back and the .ottherof which is pivoted to the seat adjacent the under face thereol for movement in a plane parallel thereto, a bracket carried the seat and having an edge recess, a finger carried by the back for engagement in said edge recess, the seat being movable to a position wherein said finger is disengaged from said edge recess and in such position being movable .to a plane inclined .slightlytabove the horizontal, a second finger carried the back to engage the under face of the seat and support the back in said inclined position thereof, and means carried by the seat and against which said last-named finger engages to prevent piv- Qtal movement of the seat when the latter is disposed in said inclined plane.

5.. In combination, a chair seat, ,a back therefior, a hinge connection between said seat and .backicon prising a pair of hingedly connected straps one of which is fixed .to the backland the other of Which is pivoted .to the seat adjacent the nnder face thereof for movement "in ,a plane parallel thereto, a bracket carried by the seat and having an edge recess, a finger ca ried by the back 0 engagement in said edge recess, the seat being movable to a position wherein said .finger is disengaged from said edge recess and in such position being movable to a plane inclined slightly above the horizontal, a second fingercarried by .the back to engage the under face of the seat and support the back in said inclined position thereof, and

a keeper secured tothe seat and [fitted over the pivotally \mounted Ehinge strap to pre ventsagging thereof under the Weight 10f the seat and to provide end stops therefor, the keeper being formed to provide an {abutment against which said last-named finger engages when the seat is positioned an inclined plane.

6. In combination, a chair seat, a back, means supporting the :back from the seat and constructed to provide tor a pivotal movement ofitheibackin the direction of the periphery of the seat and for a pivotal movement of gthe at an angle to :the plane of the (seat, means located at one point of the periphery of the seat to support the back in a substantially vertical position, and other means to support the seat in an inclined plane ,at another point along the periphery of the back When the seat is disposed in said inclined plane.

8. In combination, a chair seat, a back, means supporting the back from the seat and constructed to provide for a pivotal movement of the back in the direction of the periphery of the seat and for a pivotal movement of the back at an angle to the plane of the seat, and means located at one point of the periphery of the seat to support the backin a substantially vertical position.

9. In combination, a chair seat, a back, means supporting the back from the seat and constructed to provide for a pivotal movement of the back in the direction of the periphery of the seat and for a pivotal movement of the back at an angle to the plane of the seat, and means including companion elements carried by the back and the seat to support the back in a substantially vertical position at a fixed point along the periphery of the seat. V

10. In combination, a chair seat, a back, means supporting the back from the seat and constructed to provide for a pivotal movement of the back in the direction of the periphery of the seat and for a pivotal movement of the back at an angle to the plane of the seat, means including companion elementszcarried by the back and the seat to supportthe back in a substantially vertical position at a fixed point along the periphery of the seat, and'other means carried by the back and engageable With the seat at another point along the periphery thereof to support the back in an inclined plane.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

I HERMAN BENDER. Witnesses:

JACOB BROWN, 7 WILLIAM COHEN,

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